OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT promised a review of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts in its 2017 budget and last week the CRTC took the first step down this path when…
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TORONTO – Telus is expanding its Mobility for Good program to Ontario, offering youth transitioning from foster care a free smartphone and fully subsidized plan for two years.
Thanks to…
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TORONTO – Bell Media is now the exclusive representative for Montreal-based WatchMojo's advertising sales in Canada.
Launched in 2005, WatchMojo is a video content producer and syndicator plus has…
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YELLOWKNIFE – SSi Micro is continuing the expansion of its wireless service across Nunavut.
The company said this week that its QINIQ voice and data service is now available in…
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GATINEAU – On the empirical side, unsurprisingly, data compiled and released today by the CRTC in response to a government request, show the slow decline of the popularity and…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC proposed some new tools and regulatory approaches Thursday designed to support the production and promotion of Canadian audio and video content.
The report, Harnessing Change:…
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DID YOU HEAR THE good news? Last week the whole of Parliament agreed that net neutrality is a great thing and our Telecom and Broadcasting Acts, if rewritten,…
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By Sara Bannerman and Charnjot Shokar
FACEBOOK'S APOLOGY TOUR made a stop in Europe last week, but did little to soothe concerns about the threats that social media platforms pose to privacy…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC estimates that its total telecommunications regulatory costs for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, defined as April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, are $29.095 million.
The Telecommunications…
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HALIFAX – Eastlink CEO Lee Bragg took to Instagram this week to promote Winston, the company’s home security and automation service.
Currently available in areas of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward…
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